Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella: A Worldwide Cinderella

Paul Fleischman (Author) Julie Paschkis (Illustrator)

Description

Once upon a time, in Mexico . . . in Ireland . . . in Zimbabwe . . . there lived a girl who worked all day in the rice fields . . . then spent the night by the hearth, sleeping among the cinders.

Her name is Ashpet, Sootface, Cendrillon . . . Cinderella. Her story has been passed down the centuries and across continents. Now Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis craft its many versions into one hymn to the rich variety and the enduring constants of our cultures.

A Junior Library Guild Selection

Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Product Details

Price

$19.99 $18.59

Publisher

Henry Holt & Company

Publish Date

September 04, 2007

Pages

Dimensions

8.8 X 11.0 X 0.4 inches | 0.95 pounds

Language

English

Type

Hardcover

EAN/UPC

9780805079531

BISAC Categories:

Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General

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About the Author

Paul Fleischman won a Newbery Medal for Joyful Noise and a Newbery Honor for Graven Images. He is also the author of young adult novels including Whirligig and The Mind's Eye, and middle-grade novels including Bull Run and Seedfolks. He lives with his wife in northern California.

Julie Paschkis won a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor for Yellow Elephant. She lives in Seattle.